How to Animate LEGO Water

A behind-the-scenes look at how I create water effects in my Stop Motion videos.
Check out the original video here!
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CAMERA AND LENS:
Canon T2I with 18-55 zoom lens (no longer available on Amazon, check eBay, or you can get the newer T6I through the link here)
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Macro Extension:
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GREENSCREEN:
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LAPTOP AND SOFTWARE:
2022 MacBook Pro 20 inch (I recommend comparing prices on eBay if you don't mind the risk of getting a used computer)
Dragonframe:
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Boinx IstopMotion
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LIGHTS
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TRIPOD and STAND
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[@5MadMovieMakers]

What a waterful idea!

[@mikenobi]

I watched your vids when I was a child. Good ol days.

[@zhooka]

*wotah waterfall

[@Sirdeathvids]

I really "lake" this idea!

[@ThatWookieeGamer]

You: does a whole vid on animating water Me: watching the last shots of future animations over and over

[@tristanblansaer]

I used to watch these video's as a kid, now about 6 years later, I think they're still just as cool and funny as they were years ago. Thanks to make my childhood even better BrotherHood!

[@HewsonsProductions]

This is a great behind-the-scenes video. The reflection in the water is so effective!

[@TheJumiFilm]

I love the gag of pulling of his hand

[@WesTheHunter]

The Plexiglass, Blue Filter and Black Board with the Studs as a splashing and ripple effect is Absolutely Brilliant.

[@josok4503]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!! I JUST WAS WONDERING HOW TO DO THAT! I want to create a Pirates of the Caribbean video and i really need it! Youre the best without a doubt!

[@izebsam]

incredible craftsmanship!

[@Leshka147]

I just started a LOTR role playing game and my fellow adventurers now LOVE this channel. I'm always fascinated by these "how it works" videos, and really love the progression you've shown over the years :)

[@The_Unknown_Wanderer]

I'd like to hear more about this lotr role playing game you're doing 👀

[@Leshka147]

@@The_Unknown_Wanderer It's called The One Ring - find out more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_Ring_Roleplaying_Game

[@Legolightbulb]

so great to see you fully active again! Welcome back @brotherhoodworkshop keep up the great work!

[@notaspacecow]

I would like to see a video on set building! The backgrounds always look so cool!

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

cool, will keep that in mind

[@BoisandBricks]

This was awesome and I look forward to all those LOTR stop motions!!

[@spencerviz0013]

Dude, this is amazing! 😃

[@kbkb3358]

Please do a video about basic compositing, techniques for making it look realistic, basic set up, etc. It would be such a help to me as an amateur Lego stop-motioner.

[@clickbrickproductions]

This was so helpful! I’ll have to try this in my next video. Thank you! You’re truly the GOAT of brickfilm

[@critsal490]

@Lucifer Morningstar 🅥 this is the thing you're asking for🖕

[@ThatWookieeGamer]

True that. The GOAT.

[@sevisymphonie5666]

This reminds me of my childhood, when I watched "Augsburger Puppenkiste" (yes, I'm German). They always made water with plastic foil. You even took it a bit further by making foaming water with the little round transparent one-piece bricks.

[@vlonkkusw]

You’re just a child legend of mine. I was creating Stop motion movies my self, but as I got a computer and started playing some games (that’s luckily not the only reason) and my life started to get more busy overall, combined with my higher expectations I couldn’t really bring up the motivation and patience anymore to make films. I would really like to start doing these again but I don’t really know what I should film. Before I stopped I did mostly LEGO Star Wars and LEGO (and custom lego) Lord of the rings. Really hoping I get the time and motivation to start again. You’re doing a great Job, continue like this

[@PortalMasterStudios]

That really is an amazing effect, can't wait for the future vids!

[@1_Jose_Vent]

You are a really dedicated animator and one of my favorite Lego KZbinr but over all I give this video a perfect 10 👌 nice job.

[@LegoAnimations6370]

Very creative solutions! Animating water in stop motion is very difficult. I have just used blue Lego bricks and plates but plexiglass sure looks great because of transparency and reflections.

[@wayoutanimation2853]

Gosh, this is like taking brickfilming and making it into real animation! This is some very impressive (and useful) stuff!

[@andrewphillips5771]

This was a marvellous breakdown or behind the scenes of how you accomplished that epic scene. Thank you very much for sharing, and doing such a great job.

[@AntBandit]

Incredible 👏

[@TheStandardBearer]

Wholesome videos like this deserve millions more attention.

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Honestly, I'm shocked this video is taking off.

[@SmashupMashups]

I really enjoy these Lego videos of _The Lord of the Rings_ you do with all the comedy thrown in the mix. I'd say you're a pretty big Middle-earth fan.

[@greusem2748]

I thought the hand detachment scene was hilariously cool. Very cool behind the scenes footage too. Love your work!

[@sylvester_productions]

Awsome to see some more uploads! I love the style of your tutorial! you were one of me biggest inspirations! I would Love to see more videos in the future!

[@CloudyBogdan]

So intricate and unique. Fascinating process and being able to recreate something in Lego

[@jybanimations]

Nice that your Back!

[@JeremyVerburg]

I'm not that big a LOTR fan but I love every video you make! Makes me want to get back into stopmotion myself

[@imthatjuicebox]

So excited for more of your LOTR videos, some of my favorite on youtube.

[@kola_mc]

You will never cease to amaze me, your work process is so creative and interesting… keep it up! You’re one of the few channels where I cannot WAIT for a new upload to come out…

[@Mike-or2cv]

so amazing!

[@RogdushTheMystic]

That looks super awesome. It really shows how much effort it take to create. Nice job.

[@brick-o-laughs]

Thanks for the tips! Loved all the different tricks you share.

[@JOCoStudio1]

Nice. Always good to see someone's take on stop motion water. Everyone seems to have their own spin on it!

[@hoganhunt7462]

Such a good idea to make it look like water

[@blakewakan7489]

Oh my god I totally forgot about this channel and how good it was. Nice to see you’re still making videos just as brilliantly as you were before

[@lachiesbricks]

Such awesome stop-motion techniques. I actually used your glass technique in my latest Hobbit animation. Using glass and 1x1 studs works so well. Keep up the amazing work!

[@flipp1y]

Nice to see another tutorial

[@tnstudios3]

Oh wow that’s sick

[@angrypotato_fz]

These behind the scenes videos are a real treat! Thank you for sharing these, they are as enjoyable as the main video :) It's inspiring to see you solve problems in various ways.

[@prfilmstudios7498]

Thank you very much, very helpful!!!

[@NerdMania2000]

I’ve missed these videos! Always enjoy seeing your process!

[@brixcinematix]

Love the reflections in the glass. Beautiful work!

[@kohis.]

You really should make a lego avatar stop motion 😂😀(seriously that would be amazing ) !

[@Lavendiii]

Hardest part about this is obtaining all the transparent 1x1 pieces

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Nah bricklink makes it super easy

[@Framebrush]

Thanks for having these behind the scenes videos. They are impressive and inspiring.

[@HistoricalBrickStudios]

Always appreciate this kind of content! I was actually wondering how to animate water for some of my upcoming stop motions so this helped me out! :)

[@ilymaxf]

*Wow! It's incredible!*

[@edgeofthought]

Beautiful work. Just happy to see this.

[@joshbroke8965]

An enter the dragon fight scene would be really cool to do in lego

[@bydiegoandres]

this is nostalgic

[@Ippoone]

Working smarter, not harder. It looks fantastic!

[@jlwbrickz6044]

Dude, that is absolutely amazing!

[@24hrjima]

wow brotherhood workshop still going strong after all these years

[@Vdkalex]

You’re the goat in making Lego stopmotioj

[@Pangoboy]

Dude this is AWESOME!

[@HectorRoldan]

x9000 Education right here!!!!! Thank you so much even through I'm far from having the fancy stuff, I can at least work with what I have and try not to fall asleep from long hours of stressful fun ^_^

[@FinnBrick42]

Thanks for sharing this. Your animations are amazing and it is really fun to see what you do behind the scenes to make them come to life!

[@thehonestaspy102]

You're a true master of your craft 👏

[@SpaceFava]

You’re a genius, you’d be a dope production designer

[@jamespickles8952]

I can't wait to see what other LOTR videos you have in store

[@SamTheBattleshipp]

That is amazing! I'm super impressed how much work you put into all those details!

[@GlickFilms]

awesome vid! ive used a piece of blue filter for water before, but the glass on top realyl makes it so much better!

[@sagebuchanan9725]

I’m so glad he’s making more Lord of the Rings stop motion

[@JeeStudioXD]

This is helpful! thanks for the tutorial!

[@robertlyle1178]

Love these videos, can’t wait to see the upcoming ones

[@CalvinArt]

Oh thank you! Finally, I know how to do it :)

[@The_Unknown_Wanderer]

Another channel to add to my subscription list 👀 you had me at stop motion and LotR.

[@animatorxstudios100]

Looks amazing. I’m glad that you’re posting more now

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

Just for a couple more weeks, then I will have exhausted by back catalogue for the time being 😥

[@animatorxstudios100]

@@BrotherhoodWorkshop that is sad

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

@@animatorxstudios100 Sad for my audience, but not for me. I keep getting lots of freelance jobs, and my wife is pregnant, both of which prevent me from spending more time making KZbin content. It's good reasons :)

[@HUMUSFRITTE]

Hey, I recently discovered your channel and binged nearly all your videos. Just want to say keep up the incredible work! Your videos are entertaining as hell!

[@NinjacatCreative]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@chrisanthony144]

wow.this must have taken ages . Great Job!

[@uhhh_adam]

A lego mario animation would be beast

[@montigofilms]

I think that green screen tutorial will be great idea

[@strainedOS]

Note to self: that last bit goes for anything you want to film under water

[@thisiswhywecanthavenicethi4234]

Animation tier : god level

[@rikyismyname]

Awesome!! Can’t wait for more 🙌

[@edopronk1303]

Brilliant. And what a dedication!

[@danielwaldock6953]

I'm not completely sure, but I think I was the first person to view this on KZbin.😁 I'm just surprised.

[@brixandblox]

Wait what 5 days ago?!?

[@kernowpictures2002]

And I’m the second person here

[@Seanboi_12]

Huh

[@brickbears]

what how!!! thats impossible! are you a hacker? no way by 5 days

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

so...how did you find it? I uploaded it as unlisted 5 days ago and somehow you sleuthed it out

[@BrendanJSmith]

Water has ALWAYS been stop-motion's biggest obstacle. And it's even worse in LEGO.

[@coolsonicsoul7356]

I think I'll just stick to the lego movie tactic of spamming thousands of transparent blue studs everywhere to make water lol

[@alexwolfefilms]

You should do stop motions with the new avatar sets. The vibrant colors and sets you could build would look sick

[@r.a.6016]

Please do the behind-the-scenes of the Gimli destroying the Ring scene. Looks really fun and interesting.

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

I didn't shoot any BTS footage for that one 😱mostly cause it didn't use a lot of special techniques. Just rotoscoping out the wire holding Gimli up.

[@r.a.6016]

@@BrotherhoodWorkshop oh, thought making the items appear frame by frame would've been more complicated

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

@@r.a.6016 definitely tedious, but no real magic to it. You can slow it down and see exactly how it's done.

[@r.a.6016]

@@BrotherhoodWorkshop ah tysm, will definitely do so :)

[@Dishbsmeosisusujsjsjs]

That’s so amazing! 😊

[@Myrcsik]

Cool!

[@Phoca_Vitulina]

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@overthemoonfilms5104]

This is fantastic!

[@Veronica.John10-10]

This is pretty impressive. I neither have the skill nor the inclination or patience to do anything like this lol

[@ivanangeli]

welcome back :)

[@smileproapp]

This is amazing good work😊

[@gwenwalravens8030]

Wow. This is amazing. You must have godlike patience. xD

[@ThatMendezGuy]

Thank you so much for this BTS, I’ve been struggling with a water effect for too long!

[@NarutoUzomaki65]

What does BTS mean ?

[@ThatMendezGuy]

@@NarutoUzomaki65 behind the scenes

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

You're welcome! Hope it's helpful

What I imagine to be the nightmare of a stop motion artist: Water, Smoke, Explosions. As if making a stop motion movie wouldn't already be increadibly difficult and time consuming.

[@MrScaryPasta]

Seriously you need to make a whole recreation of LOTR franchise

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Thanks for all these tips.

[@flaxtoons]

It looks amazing! I will have to consider it for future animations! 😄

[@vesuviuscat2319]

You are very talented

[@lego4virgo]

Great ideas, as always! I need to invest in some differently-colored filters, as part of my video loadout.